When a person with an intellectual disability turns 18, who has the legal authority to make decisions for them? a) Their parents automatically become their legal guardians. b) The court will appoint a temporary guardian until a competence decision is made. c) No one. The person is presumed incompetent until a hearing can establish competence. d) The person has the authority to make their own decisions unless a court has found them incompetent.
6. When a person with an intellectual disability turns 18, who has the legal authority to make decisions for them?
| a) Their parents automatically become their legal guardians. |
| b) The court will appoint a temporary guardian until a competence decision is made. |
| c) No one. The person is presumed incompetent until a hearing can establish competence. |
| d) The person has the authority to make their own decisions unless a court has found them incompetent. |
7. Armand lives in a group home. He stays in his room almost all day, every day. The staff make sure he eats and takes baths, but they do not take him out for activities. They do not even help him find things to do in the house. He rarely leaves the house or talks to anyone. Which of Armand’s rights is MOST relevant to this situation?
| a) Right to privacy |
| b) Reasonable accommodation |
| c) Right to have relationships |
| d) Right to active treatment |
8. A person with a disability has applied for a job with an employer who is subject to the ADA. The job applicant has the knowledge and experience required for the job and is the most qualified candidate. However, because of a disability, the applicant would need additional equipment, including an adjustable desk and an adapted keyboard and mouse, to perform the job. What kind of accommodations does the ADA require the employer to make?
| a) The employer must purchase the additional equipment so that the employee can do the job. |
| b) The employer can hire a person who can do the job without adaptive equipment, even if that person is less qualified. |
| c) The employer can hire the person, but require that they provide their own adaptive desk, keyboard, and mouse. |
| d) The employer must make any accommodation the person requires to do the job, even if it presents a hardship for the employer. |
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